Spanish-English translations for sorprender

surprise
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It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I didImagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I didIt surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
astonish
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Moreover, I must also express my astonishment at the references to divergent systems. También me tengo que sorprender cuando se llama la atención sobre los diversos sistemas.

amaze
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It would amaze and depress me if it were not to do so today. Me sorprendería mucho, y lamentaría, que esto no ocurriese hoy. He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.
blindside
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The blindside packs down at the scrum on the blindside.The robbers crept out of the forest and blindsided the traveller.He had completed his plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by the sudden drop in real estate values.
overtake
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The racehorse overtook the lead pack on the last turnThe car was so slow we were overtaken by a busOur plans were overtaken by events
take abackI was rather taken aback by his angry reply.The bad news took us aback.